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Adobe Creative Cloud

Adobe Creative Cloud - IntroductionThe Creative Cloud (20min)

Essential Techniques (30min)

Applying Colour (20min)

Document Setup (20min)

Drawing with Vectors (60min)

Working with Layers (30min)

Printing and Saving (20min)

Working with Graphics (30min)

Adobe Illustrator

Illustrator Essentials (30min)

Artwork Components (30min)

Creating Basic Shapes (40min)

Working with Type (30min)

Adobe Photoshop

Photoshop Essentials (30min)

Starting with Images (30min)

Working with Selections (60min)

Correcting Images (30min)

Retouching Techniques (30min)

Adobe InDesign

InDesign Essentials (30min)

Laying Out Pages (20min)

Working with Text (40min)

Placing Text in InDesign (40min)


Adobe Illustrator - Getting Started with IllustratorIllustrator Essentials (40min)

Organising your Artwork (40min)

Artwork Components (30min)

Creating Basic Shapes (60min)

Applying Colour (30min)

Drawing in Illustrator (40min)


Painting in Illustrator (30min)

Working with Type (40min)

Saving and Exporting (20min)

Adobe Illustrator - Beyond the BasicsThe Transform Tools (60min)

Creating Patterns (50min)

Brushes and Symbols (40min)

Creating Complex Shapes (60min)

Using Effects (60min)

Graphics & Clipping Masks (30min)

Tracing Images (30min)

Live Paint (30min)

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Adobe InDesign - Gettting Started with InDesignInDesign Essentials (30min)

Laying Out Pages (40min)


Working with Text (60min)

Formatting Text (50min)


Placing Text in InDesign (30min)

Working with Styles (40min)

Understanding Colour (30min)

Exporting, Printing & Saving (20min)

Adobe InDesign - Beyond the BasicsWorking With Master Pages (60min)

Working With Colour (50min)

Creating Complex Shapes (50min)

Formatting Objects (40min)

Working with Tables (30min)

Applying Styles (40min)

Tables of Contents (30min)

Alternate Layouts (30min)

Creating Simple E-Pub Files (30min)

Adobe Photoshop - Getting Started with PhotoshopPhotoshop Essentials (60min)

Digital Image Basics (60min)

Starting with Images (30min)

Correcting Images (50min)

Working with Selections (60min)

Retouching Techniques (50min)


Printing and Saving (20min)

Adobe Photoshop - Beyond the BasicsAdvanced Layer Techniques (60min)

Image Manipulation & Special Effects (60min)

Working with Paint & Colour (60min)

Shape and Text Layers (60min)

Smart Objects (60min)

Tonal & Colour Corrections (60min)



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Course Content

Course DetailsSkill Level: Beginner Duration: Two DayTime: 9:00am – 4:00pm (approx)Class Size: 10 students (max)

Participants on this 2 day Adobe Creative Cloud Introduction course will gain an understanding of the fundamental principles of the three main Adobe Creative Cloud programs, Illustrator, InDesign and Photoshop. You will gain a solid foundation of skills in each package upon which to build.

The course is aimed at those who need to pick up work created by others, such as Ad Agencies, and make changes to files, saving time on having to wait for the agency to make the amendment.

This course assumes no prior knowledge of any Creative Cloud package.

Adobe Creative Cloud Introduction

The Creative Cloud � Understanding Workspaces � Understanding Panels � Displaying and Hiding Panels � Working with the Control Panel � Navigating with the Hand Tool � Navigating the Document � Using the Zoom Tool

Essential Techniques � The Selection Tool � Understanding Smart Guides � Moving, Copying & Deleting

Objects � Grouping and Ungrouping � Locking and Unlocking Objects � Alignment and Distribution

Applying Colour � Colour Modes � Applying Colour to Objects � Spot vs Process Colour � Managing Swatches

Document Setup � New Document Options � Creating Print & Web Document � Saving Documents � Grids, Guides and Rulers

Drawing with Vectors � Drawing Paths � Tips for Drawing Curves � Editing, Manipulating and

Modifying Paths � Adding and deleting Anchor

Points � Splitting Cutting and Erasing

Paths

Working with Layers � Building a Multi Layered

Document � Adding Transparency � Moving, Scaling and Rotating

Layers � Locking and Protecting Layers

Printing and Saving � Printing from the Program � The Save for Print and Web � Image Compression and

Optimisation

Working with Graphics � Different File Formats � Placing Multiple Graphics

This was a great course, it help introduce me to three of the main Adobe package that I need to use. I can now go away and build on what I have learnt. I hope to come back again.

S. Wright



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Adobe Creative Cloud IntroductionAdobe IllustratorIllustrator Essentials� The Illustrator Interface� Exploring Panels & Workspaces� Useful Shortcuts

Organising your Artwork� Introducing Multiple Artboards� Editing the Artboard Size

Artwork Components� Rulers, Guides & Grids� Intuitive Smart Guides� Paths, Point and Handles

Creating Basic Shapes� Using the Shaper Tool� Creating Primitive Shapes� Creating Polygons, Stars and

Spirals� Drawing Lines

Working with Type� Using Type Tools� Using the Character and

Paragraph Panel� Creating Outlines from Text� Type on a Path

Adobe InDesignInDesign Essentials� The InDesign Interface� Exploring Panels & Workspaces� Useful Shortcuts

Laying Out Pages� Creating a New Document� Adjusting Margins & Columns� Using Rulers, Grids and Guides

Working with Text� Placing text� Selecting and editing text� Handling missing fonts� Character Level Formatting� Paragraph Level Formatting

Placing Text in InDesign� Threading and unthreading

frames� The Auto-Fit text function� Flowing text through frames

Working with Graphics� Placing Multiple Graphics� Wrapping Text Around Images� Understanding Fitting Options

Adobe PhotoshopPhotoshop Essentials� The Photoshop Interface� Exploring Panels & Workspaces� Useful Shortcuts� The History Panel� Snapshots

Starting with Images� Creating New Documents� Cropping & Rotating� Changing Image Sizes� Upsampling & Downsampling

Images

Working with Selections� Lasso and marquee Tools� Quick Selection and Magic Wand

Tools

Correcting Images� Understanding Image

Histograms� Using the Levels Command

Retouching Techniques� The Clone Tools� Healing Brush Tools



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Course DetailsSkill Level: Beginner Duration: One DayTime: 9:00am – 4:00pm (approx)Class Size: 10 students (max)

Course ContentIllustrator Essentials

� The Illustrator Interface � Navigation Tools � Opening illustrations � Creating new Documents � Exploring Panels & Workspaces

Organising your Artwork � Introducing Multiple Artboards � Editing the Artboard Size � Aligning & Distributing Artwork

Artwork Components � Rulers, Guides and Grids � Intuitive Smart Guides � Paths, Point and Handles � Grouping Objects � Working in Group Isolation Mode

Creating Basic Shapes � Using the Shaper Tool � Creating Primitive Shapes � Creating Polygons, Stars & Spirals � Drawing Lines � Storing Assets in Libraries

Applying Colour � Colour Modes � Applying Colour to Objects � Spot vs Process Colour � Managing Swatches � Creating Colour Groups � Loading Swatch Libraries

Drawing in Illustrator � Drawing Paths � Tips for Drawing Curves � Editing, Manipulating and

Modifying Paths � Adding & deleting Anchor Points � Splitting Cutting and Erasing

Paths

Working with Layers � Creating Layers � Using Layers Effectively

Painting in Illustrator � Manipulating Stroke � Creating Dashed Lines � Adding Arrowheads to Strokes

Working with Type � Using Type Tools � Using the Character and

Paragraph Panel � Creating Outlines from Text � Type on a Path

Saving and Exporting � Packaging Files for Hand Off � Creating Adobe PDF Files � Exporting Files from Illustrator

Participants on this Adobe Illustrator – Getting Started with Illustrator 1 day course will gain an understanding of the fundamental principles of Illustrator, including document setup and selection techniques, before working with layering to achieve image effects.

You will gain a solid foundation of skills upon which to build.

The course assumes no prior knowledge of Illustrator, however people with limited exposure to the software or those who are using images created by others will also benefit from this course.

Adobe Illustrator Getting Started with Illustrator

The trainer has a true talent for communicatingand negotiating where the outcome is beneficial for all involved. I highly recommend Keystroke Learning for any computer based training.

S. Richards



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Course Content

Course DetailsSkill Level: Intermediate Duration: One DayTime: 9:00am – 4:00pm (approx)Class Size: 10 students (max)

The Transform Tools � Scaling, Rotating, Reflecting &

Shearing Objects � Changing Object Perspectives � The Distortion Tools � Distorting Objects

Creating Patterns � Different Types of Patterns � Creating & Applying Pattern � Scaling & Moving Patterns � Editing a Pattern

Brushes and Symbols � The Brushes Panel � Understanding Brush Libraries � Applying Brush Stroke to a Path � Creating Different Brushes � Using the Eraser Tool

Creating Complex Shapes � Understanding Pathfinder � Creating & Modifying Compound

Shapes � Cutting and Dividing Objects

Using Effects � Understanding & Using Effects � Understanding 3D Effects � Understanding the Appearance

Panel

Graphics & Clipping Masks � Placing imported graphics � Linked vs embedded images � Understanding Clipping Masks � Creating a Clipping Mask

Tracing Images � The Image Trace Panel � Using Image Trace � Expanding Paths in a Traced

Image

Live Paint � Creating LivePaint Groups � Painting LivePaint Objects � Detecting Gaps � Modifying LivePaint Groups

Participants on this 1 day Adobe Illustrator – Illustrator Beyond the Basics course will delve deeper into Illustrator, working with libraries and collaborative tools. More advanced features such as transform, masks and tracing will also be covered.

The course assumes prior knowledge of Illustrator, however people with limited exposure to the software or those who are using illustrations created by others will also benefit from this course.

Adobe Illustrator Beyond the Basics

Brendon is very knowledgeable on Illustrator, his ability to cater the training sessions to each user’s needs is fantastic.

R. McBride



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Course ContentInDesign Essentials

� The InDesign Interface � Understanding Panels � Displaying and Hiding Rulers � Displaying, Hiding & Docking

Panels � Using the Hand & Zoom Tools � Using Keyboard Shortcuts � Working With Workspaces � Creating a Custom Workspace

Laying Out Pages � Creating a New Document � Adjusting Margins & Columns � Smart Guides & Smart Spacing � Using Shortcuts � Using Rulers, Grids and Guides

Working with Layers � Creating a New Layer � Naming Layers � Assigning Objects to Layers � Reordering Layers � Hiding and Viewing Layers

Working with Text � Entering Text � Selecting and Editing Text � Handling Missing Fonts

Formatting Text � Character Level Formatting � Paragraph Level Formatting

Working with Graphics � Different File Formats � Placing Multiple Graphics � Wrapping Text Around Images � Understanding Fitting Options

Placing Text in InDesign � Threading and Unthreading

frames � The Auto-Fit Text Function � Flowing Text through Frames

Working with Styles � Character and Paragraph Styles � Creating, Editing and Applying

Styles � Creating and Applying Object

Styles

Understanding Colour � Spot and Process Colours � Using Stroke and Fill � Creating Tints � Sampling Colours from Images

Exporting, Printing & Saving � Saving InDesign Files � Exporting as a PDF � Using Live PreFlight � Packaging Files for Hand Off

Participants on this 1 day Adobe InDesign – Getting Started with InDesign course will gain an understanding of the fundamental principles of InDesign, setting up documents for consistent layout, before working with text, graphics, and other elements to create eye catching content ready for print. You will be given a solid foundation of skills upon which to build.

The course assumes no prior knowledge of InDesign, however people with limited exposure to the software or those who are working with documents created by others will also benefit from this course.

Adobe InDesign Getting Started with InDesign

Brendon thought on his feet at every turn and explained all queries very well. Well presented, well explained, friendly and relaxed.

K. Stanton



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Working With Master Pages � Creating Master Pages � Inserting Auto Page Numbering � Applying a Master Page � Deleting Pages

Working With Colour � Colour Basics � Selecting Colours Using the

Eyedropper � Creating a Gradient � Removing Colour from Gradients

Creating Complex Shapes � Creating Frames and Shapes � Transforming Shapes � Merging Shapes Using

Pathfinder � Duplicating Objects � Arranging Objects � Aligning and Distributing Objects � Grouping Objects � Creating an Outline

Formatting Objects � Applying Corner Effects, � Transparency & Gradient to an

Object � Using the Eyedropper to Copy

Formatting � Creating & Applying Object Styles � Deleting Styles and Style Groups

Working with Tables � Creating a Table � Entering Text in a Table Cell � Adjusting a Table � Formatting Text in a Table

Applying Styles � Character and Paragraph Styles � Creating, Editing and Applying

Styles

Tables of Contents � Understanding TOC � Inserting & Formatting TOC � Creating a TOC Style � Updating a TOC

Alternate Layouts � Understanding Alternate Layouts � Applying Liquid Layout Rules � Constraining Specific Objects � Creating an Alternate Layout

Creating Simple E-Pub Files � Understanding Digital Documents � Interactive Navigation Tools � Adding Animation � Interactive Objects � Exporting to EPUB

Participants on this Adobe InDesign – InDesign Beyond the Basics 1 day course will delve deeper into InDesign, exploring advanced formatting options using paragraph and object styles, before working with long documents and liquid layout features.

The course assumes prior knowledge of InDesign, however people with limited exposure to the software or those who are working with documents created by others will also benefit from this course.

Adobe InDesign Beyond the Basics

Good to have a small group so that we could all ask questions (and occasionally digress).

This course will help me in my workplace to be more proficient and efficient. I love the short cuts.

A. Kaszubski



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Course ContentPhotoshop Essentials

� The Photoshop Interface � Navigation Tools � The History Panel � Snapshots

Digital Image Basics � Image Resolution, Dimensions

and File Size � Understanding Colours � File Formats

Starting with Images � Creating New Documents � Cropping & Rotating � Changing Image Sizes � Upsampling & Downsampling

Images

Correcting Images � Understanding Image

Histograms � Using the Levels Command � Adjusting Colour Balance � Editing Hue and Saturation

Working with Selections � Lasso and marquee Tools � Quick Selection and Magic Wand

Tools � Feathering Selections

Retouching Techniques � Removing Imperfections � The Clone Tools � Healing Brush Tools

Working with Layers � Building a Multi Layered

Document � Adding Transparency � Moving, Scaling and Rotating

Layers � Locking and Protecting Layers � Merging and Flattening Layers

Printing and Saving � Printing from Photoshop � The Save for Print and Web � Image Compression and

Optimisation

Participants on this 1 day Adobe Photoshop – Getting Started with Photoshop course will gain an understanding of the fundamental principles of Photoshop, including navigating, working with Images and Layers and exploring Image retouching. You will be given a solid foundation of skills upon which to build.

The course assumes no prior knowledge of Photoshop, however people with limited exposure to the software and those who are self-taught you will also benefit from this course.

Adobe Photoshop Getting Started with

Photoshop

Training manual and resources excellent, delivered with good understanding of what the group needed.

B. Upston



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Advanced Layer Techniques � Shadow, Glow & Emboss Effects � Copying Effects to Layers � Understanding Blending Modes � Layer Opacity and Blends � Introducing Layer Masks

Image Manipulation & Special Effects

� Using Photoshop Filters � Sharpen and Blur Filters � Dodging and Burning � Adding Motion Blur � Using Liquify � Using Vanishing Point � Using Puppet Warp � Changing Perspectives &

Warping Images � Creating Panoramic Images

Working with Paint & Colour � Mixing and Sampling Colours � The Paint Brush tools � Working with Brush Settings � Using Gradient

Shape and Text Layers � Vector Shape Layers � Adjusting Shape � Working with the Text Tool � Character and Paragraph

Formatting

Smart Objects � Understanding Smart Objects � Editing & Creating Smart Objects � Creating a Linked Smart Object

Tonal & Colour Corrections � Understanding Tone Colour and

Channels � Creating an Adjustment Layer � Histograms, Levels & Curves � Opening Up Shadows � Converting Images to Greyscale

Participants on this Adobe Photoshop – Photoshop Beyond the Basics 1 day course will take their Photoshop skills to the next level, exploring Layer Effects and Smart Objects, as well as working with Blending modes.

The course assumes some prior knowledge of Photoshop, however people with limited exposure to the software and those who are self-taught you will also benefit from this course.

Adobe Photoshop Beyond the Basics

The delivery of the course was very easy to understand, never feeling rushed, using work examples was a real benefit.

B. Finnigan



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